United States v. Timothy Paul Vela

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Timothy Paul Vela appeals his sentence following a judgment of conviction on a guilty plea to attempted bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). The district court sentenced Mr. Vela to fifty-seven months imprisonment and a three-year period of supervised release. Mr. Vela contends that the district court incorrectly applied U.S.S.G. § 4Al.l(d) in determining his criminal history category. We hold that the court did not err in its application of the sentencing guidelines and therefore affirm. 1

At the time Mr. Vela attempted the bank robbery, he was serving a…